Archer woke up to the choking smell of smoke coming from somewhere in the house. His eyes opened and the sting hit them, causing them to immediately close again.
"What...what is that?"
There was no answer, and he immediately flipped the covers away, then ran towards Hailey's room. She wasn't there, and before he knew it, he was coming down the stairs, two at a time, his long legs conveying him rather quickly.
The smoke seemed to be coming from the kitchen, and he ran towards it, shirtless, his breaths short, hisbeyes stinging from the smoke, small coughs escaping him now and them.
He finally reached the kitchen where it was thickest, and he could see a mop of hair through the fog.
"Hailey?"
He couldn't hear her, before he reached for the kitchen faucet and turned it on, then doused t
